Cara Williams
Known for
Acting
Life
1925 – 2021 (aged 96)
Born in
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Credits
View on IMDb36 acting credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cara Williams was an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Billy's Mother in The Defiant Ones (1958), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and for her role as Gladys Porter on the television series Pete and Gladys, which ran from 1960-1962 and for which she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy.
Known For
Laura
11 Oct 1944
The Defiant Ones
14 Aug 1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
02 Oct 1955
The White Buffalo
01 May 1977
Boomerang!
28 Feb 1947
Knock on Any Door
22 Feb 1949
Sitting Pretty
10 Mar 1948
Rhoda
09 Sep 1974
Filmography
1978
- The One Man Juryas Nancy
1977
- The White Buffaloas Cassie Ollinger
1974
- Rhoda2 episodes
1971
- Doctors' Wivesas Maggie Gray
1969
- Medical Centeras Sheila Ruskin1 episode
1964
- The Cara Williams Showas Cara Wilton30 episodes
1963
- The Man from the Diners' Clubas Sugar Pye
1960
- Pete and Gladysas Gladys Porter72 episodes
1959
- Never Steal Anything Smallas Winnipeg Simmons
1958
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouseas Midge Rospond1 episode
- Naked Cityas Lois Heller1 episode
- The Defiant Onesas Billy's mother
1957
- The Helen Morgan Storyas Dolly Evans
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Irene West1 episode
- Meet Me in Las Vegasas Kelly Donavan
1955
- Matinee Theater1 episode
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Marie Jensen1 episode
1954
- The Great Diamond Robberyas Maggie Drumman
1953
- The Girl Next Dooras Rosie Green
1951
- The Red Skelton Showas Clara Appleby1 episode
1950
- Lux Video Theatreas Paula1 episode
- Robert Montgomery Presents1 episode
1949
- Knock on Any Dooras Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
- Suspenseas Myra Wilson1 episode
1948
- The Philco Television Playhouse1 episode
- The Saxon Charmas Dolly Humber
- Sitting Prettyas Secretary (uncredited)
1947
- Boomerang!as Irene Nelson
1945
- The Spideras Wanda Vann
- Don Juan Quilliganas Fifth Ave. Florist Salesgirl
1944
- Something for the Boysas Calhoun's Secretary (uncredited)
- Lauraas Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
- In the Meantime, Darlingas Ruby Mae Sayre
1943
- Happy Landas Gretchen Barry
1942
- Girls' Townas Ethel
1941
- Wide Open Townas Joan Stuart